Blitz to Invasion Day A Chronicle of 1939 Actions
A fragmented report outlines events in 1939 starting with Germany’s invasion of Poland and Danzig. France and Britain mobilize while others declare neutrality. It notes Poland’s invasion progresses, Warsaw’s surrender, and partition by Germany and Russia, followed by U.S. neutrality laws and Munich bombing. It also mentions Russia’s invasion of Finland and the scuttling of the Admiral Graf Spee in Montevideo after battle with British cruisers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Po- Danzig
France
Italy
Britain
New Zealand
Canada
Poland
Warsaw
Roosevelt
Munich Beer Hall
Hitler
Russia
Graf Spee
Montevideo
Bartie
Timeline of World War II events through 1940
A compact chronicle lists events from early 1940 including Roosevelt’s financial aid push and Churchill’s warnings, Finland’s plea to Russia, French and British leadership changes, Norway and Belgium battles, Dunkirk evacuation, the French surrender, the fall of Paris, armistices with Germany and Italy, and Axis advances in Europe and North Africa. The list tracks key dates, combat actions, and political shifts across 1940.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Winston Churchill
British Admiralty
Europe
Finland
Russia
Britain
France
Moscow
Mars
Daladier
Mier
Churchill
Germany
Norway
Denmark
Chamberlain
Og Bog Hiter
Belgium
Netherlands
Larembourg
Meuse
Maxine Weygand
Gamelin
Leopold
Dunkerque
Narvik
Paris
Munich
Frankfort
Ruhr
Italy
Henri Petain
Great Britain
Compiegne
Bessarabia
Romania
Petain
Estonia
Latvia
Ireland
Bulgaria
Alexandria
Greece
Yugoslavia
Tokyo
Peter
U. S
Korizis
Athens
Rudolf Hess
Hitler
Scoland
Crete
Iceland
French Indo-China
Japan
Iran
Rostov
Pearl Harbor
Midway
Philippines
Malaya
Haruna
U. S. Army
Wake
Guam
U. S. Navy
Normandie
Hongkong Falls
Manila
U.S
Aleutians
United States
Tobruk
Oregon Coast
Egypt
Sevastopol
Don River
Stalingrad
Tripoli
Africa
Casablanca
Guadalcanal
Eighth Army
Tunisia
Kasserine Pass
New Guinea
Tunis
Bizerte
Washington
Cap Bon Peninula
Attu
RAF
Pantelleria
Kula Gulf
Sicily
Rome
Palermo
Sicilian
Mussolini
Badoglio
Middle East
Ploesti
Hamburg
Kiska
Kharkov
Quebec
Lord Mountbatten
Burma
Boris
Taganrog
Lae
MacArthur
Salamaua
Sardinia
Churchill Andlpray
Smolensk
Naples
Foggia
Fifth Army
Wake Island
Portugal
Rabaul
Hull
Eden
Molotov
Dnepropetrovsk
Bougainville
Kiev
Stalin
Makin
Tarawa
Roosevelt - Churchill- Stalin
Teheran
U. S. Sixth Army
New Britain
World War II Timeline From 1941 to 1942 Events
A chronological list of World War II milestones including battles, invasions, political shifts, and key mobilizations. Notable items cover Pearl Harbor, Stalingrad, El Alamein, Tunisia, Sicily, Attu, Guadalcanal, the Atlantic Charter, Casablanca talks, and Allied offensives in Europe and the Pacific.
World War II June 1944 Timeline Consolidates Allied Advances
Chronicle of Allied and Soviet operations from January to June 1944. Key events include Berlin air overflight, Allied landings near Rome, Pacific island invasions at Kwajalein and Eniwetok, advances in Crimea and Hungary, the fall of Sevastopol, Cassino victory, and Rome's fall to the Allies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Poland
Rome
U. S
Marshall Islands
Kwajalein
Eniwetok Atoll
Marshalls
Admiralty Island
MacrAthur
Berlin
Eire
Hungary
Romania
Sakhalin
Japan
Bucharest
Ploesti
Britain
Hollandia
Aitape
New Guinea
Finland
Friedrichshafen
Mediterranean
Truk
Europe
Red Army
Sevastopol
Burma
Stilwell
Cassino
Italy
Patton Illuminates High Pace of World War II Acts
General Patton emerges as a relentless war leader famed for rapid offensives from North Africa to Sicily. A West Pointer and former Mexico aide, he earned fame in France and Tunisia, led the Seventh Army, and faced a 1943 slap incident while praised for aggressive armored tactics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AP Peateres
George Smith Patton Jr
Patton
North Africa
Sicily
John J. Pershing
Mexico
France
St. Mihiel
Meuse-Argonne
Armored Corps
India
Calif
Africa
Tunisian
Eighth Army
Seventh Army
Eighth
Eisenhower
Allied Commanders Named for Supreme Allied Leader Roles
The Associated Press lists top officers for Allied command with Eisenhower as Supreme Commander. Tedder as Deputy, Ramsay as Naval Chief, Mallory as Air Forces, Montgomery as British Ground, Bradley as Senior American Ground, Spaatz as Strategic Air Forces, Smith as Eisenhower's Chief of Staff, and Doolittle commanding the 8th Air Force.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Dwight D. Eisenhower
North Africa
Sicily
Italy
Sir Arthur Tedder
Middle East
Sir Bertram Home Ramsay
Dunkerque
Allied Air Forces
Trafford Leigh-Mallory
Sir Bernard Law Montgomery
8Th Army
el Alamein
Africa
Omar Nelson Bradley
Bizerte
U.S. Strategic Air Forces
Carl Spaatz
Pennsylvania
8Th Air Force
Eisenhower
Walter Bedell Smith
Indiana
U. S. 8Th Air Force
James H
Jimmy) Doolittle
Tokyo
King Vittorio Emmanuele III Renounces Throne Powers
In Naples Italy 74 year old King Vittorio Emmanuele III steps from public life promising to relinquish royal prerogatives to his son Crown Prince Umberto. A decree countersigned by Premier-Marshal Pietro Badoglio names Umberto lieutenant general of the realm as Rome’s liberation is pursued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naples
Italy
Vittorio Emmanuele III
Rome
Umberto
Pietro Badoglio
Umberto Acts as Regent After Allied Naples Occupation
In effect Umberto remains king yet wields no real power and continues to head the House of Savoy. Italian political parties had pressed for the king to step down since the Allies captured Naples.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Savoy
Umberto
Naples
Leprosy and Lunacy in British Malaya Haunt Hospitals
Report notes natives resist removal to European hospitals in British Malaya. Large numbers of lepers and lunatics remain, with fears they will not survive hospital care. Authorities report ongoing resistance and public health concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British
Malaya
Snakes Cross Rope Challenge Defies Common Belief
Contrary to popular belief, snakes are not afraid to crawl over a rope as tests reveal their willingness to traverse obstacles and explore new terrain. The observation challenges stereotypes about snake behavior and fear responses.
Slogans raise funds for Less Telephoning campaign
Belfast post office staff and Scottish contributors sent slogans for the Less Telephoning drive. Ideas include Dont linger longer on the trunk telephone line and Why spend a shilling on a telephone trunk call when a towpenny card will serve the purpose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belfast
Northern Ireland
Post Office
Scotland
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British Somaliland
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Atlantic
Carol
London
Neville Chamberlain
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Orient
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Axis
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Bernard L. Montgomery
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Houston
Pope
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War Department
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Flying Tigers
China
James H. Doolittle
Corregidor Falls
Madagascar
Gen. MacArthur
Coral Sea
Cologne
Dutch Harbor
Alaska
Midway Island
Oran
Solomons
Rzhev
Toulon
el Agheila
Darlan
Cape Gloucester
Gen. Patton
George S. Patton, JR
L. L. Bishop
Madison
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Ford Protective Service
Chicago
Milwaukee
Medical School
WEWS
Rouge
Oye
NEW “Telethrift” Service
Mountain Grown
Folgers
Sears
Men’s Rockford Work Sox
Rockford
Bobby Pins
Sean 7Mote
Fifth Avenue
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